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Park Point Beach House and Cottage,
Two houses for one party lets you enjoy private time and family time, situated in Duluth's famed Park Point and a short walk down the beach from Grandma's Restaurant and the Canal Park Lift Bridge are two wonderfully remodeled buildings. Available as a single rental these two separate abodes provide privacy and space and direct beach access to Lake Superior's public five mile sandy beach with a Park at the end. The beach is great for walking, jogging, biking, swimming-- in the summer and walking the dog, pets recommended!
The Beach House with it's wood paneled kitchen and breakfast room has two bedrooms with queen size beds and second floor sitting room. Two new bathrooms feature beach rock tile and stained wood paneling with a shower and a whirlpool tub. There is a formal dining room kitchen bar and breakfast room for casual dining.
The Cottage is complete in itself with two bedrooms, a living area, dining area, kitchenette and full bath. One bedroom has a full sized bed the second has bunkbeds.
The yard is spacious and private with a gas grill, a charcoal grill and a fire pit.
City license no. PL13-075

Overview

Two houses for one party lets you enjoy private time and family time, situated in Duluth's famed Park Point and a short walk down the beach from Grandma's Restaurant and the Canal Park Lift Bridge are two wonderfully remodeled buildings. Available as a single rental these two separate abodes provide privacy and space and direct beach access to Lake Superior's public five mile sandy beach with a Park at the end. The beach is great for walking, jogging, biking, swimming-- in the summer and walking the dog, pets recommended!

The Beach House with it's wood paneled kitchen and breakfast room has two bedrooms with queen size beds and second floor sitting room. Two new bathrooms feature beach rock tile and stained wood paneling with a shower and a whirlpool tub. There is a formal dining room kitchen bar and breakfast room for casual dining.

The Cottage is complete in itself with two bedrooms, a living area, dining area, kitchenette and full bath. One bedroom has a full sized bed the second has bunkbeds.

The yard is spacious and private with a gas grill, a charcoal grill and a fire pit.

About Bill Michels

We are a Twin Cities architect and artist who are always thrilled to spend family time in Duluth. The House and Cottage on Park Point is our little place away from home to do that. We have enjoyed remodeling and updating the house and cottage and turning it into a comfortable home with a relaxing livable atmosphere. It's given us the opportunity to do something a little different that we can share with everyone else.

Bill Michels purchased this house in 2005

Why Bill Michels chose Duluth

The beach is like nothing else in this part of the country, it's like being at the ocean. The water is warm enough to swim in, you can walk forever, and the infamous MN mosquito's are practically non existent because of the breezes off the lake. It's certainly a bonus to be a 15 minute walk down the beach to Canal Park or a short drive to the North Shore of Lake Superior.

What makes this house unique

We are just a bit unique in that there are two units we rent together. Put the kids in one or even grandma if she prefers to have her own quarters. Sometimes it's just a fight to see who gets the cottage!

And of course the location- beach, Canal Park, Lake Superior, the North Shore, restaurants...!

Guestbook comments from the owner

Hey Bill,Just wanted to let you know....Anyhow that is a gorgeous place, it was the coolest design and decorating, I fell in love with it. I just wanted you to know that you did an excellent job, I felt like it was from a magazine. Thank you for letting us stay in your rental and for letting us bring our pets. We had a great time, and will tell everyone about the greatest place in Duluth. Thanks again.Megan

Great weekend getaway!

Great rental for a big group. We really enjoyed the space, especially the big table where we played games for hours. The house had everything we needed. I would recommend this rental. We hope to come back during the summer!

Review Submitted: Mar 19, 2017

Date of Stay: Mar 2017

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: Thank you, the dining room is the heart of our house. Please come back and enjoy the beach and fire pit in this summer!
Bill

Perfect for our stay!

Our daughter got married at the Beach House on Saturday afternoon, and this was a perfect home base for some of the immediate family. It was nice to not have to worry about getting "bridged" at the last minute (which happened for some..... ) and a great refuge for before and after the big day. The house was very clean and cozy; the kitchen had everything that we needed and a dishwasher to help with clean up; some of the kids enjoyed the fun board games in the evenings; we used the gas grill one night and the weather was perfect to sit around the fire pit the day after the reception; it was easy to walk out the backyard, over the dune and down to The Lake. We're big recyclers, and appreciated the accommodations for that. It was unseasonably warm while we stayed here and, though the windows open, they didn't all have screens (which was absolutely no problem for us this weekend). No AC, so the ceiling fans in the upstairs bedrooms were put to great use. The house has hardwood floors and lots of neat rag rugs, which I just rolled up and moved out of the way so my 89 year old dad wouldn't trip on them. We would have loved to spend more time here.... and I have a feeling we'll be back!

great location!

We had a great time in Duluth - spending most of our time content on the premises. The House and second cottage provided ample space and the walk to the beach and lake is short and the views once you get their breath taking. The grand children absolutely loved playing in the sand, looking at the ships, and finding rocks and sticks!

It POURED all day on Saturday so we enjoyed putting together puzzle as a family on the huge table in the dining room. Just simple fun time being together.

Lovely beach house almost in the city

Comfortable and charming place, with lots of space for our multi-generational family gathering, including 3 nice bathrooms plus a good kitchen and spacious dining room with lots of chairs. We kept jigsaw puzzles going on the kitchen table and used the breakfast bar and dining room for meals when we weren't picnicking. Best beds are the house (2 Queen bedrooms plus 2 Twins in trundle in open loft space) but bunks and double bed in the small cottage out back worked fine for our 20-something boys. Short hike over the dunes to the sandy beach, and an easy walk over the lift bridge to Canal Park, fun during the day and evening. Relaxed and relaxing place to stay - loved the mix of modern and vintage furnishings, rag rugs and contemporary art. The main house has two nice bathrooms upstairs - we were glad to have the first-floor bathroom in the little cottage during the day for young children and old grandparents.